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Monday, September 12, 2011

GUISI LIGHTHOUSE

Aside from churches and falls .... isa sa mga trip na trip kong makita ay ang light house... kahit anung itsura nyan basta light house okay na okay ako jan...

Wala akong idea how the Guisi Light house looks like, NO IDEA at all.. kaya nung sa Guisi kami tumuloy i decided na bisitahin na ang light house na ito since it will take you 15 - 20 minutes walk from the resort.  

sinu ba naman ang malulungkot kapag kasama mo ang
2 diwatang ito....


rebulto ng isang dwende sa entrance 


Welcome to I LOVE MORNING TEAM!!!


talikod daw eh.... kaso walang tumitingin ng camera =)



We had  a good laugh habang tinutunton namin ang light house... salamat na lang at anjan si Maurice who never failed us to sa pagpapatawa.... according to Ate Josie my entrance fee na 10 php / head ..naisip ko dapat madaming picture sayang ng ten pesos hehehhheheheehhe

my favorite subject of all time







rustic and old but still trying its best to stand still

kahit panay kalawang na cya, matibay pa din





sa taas ng lighthouse... i can not have a good shot since 
4 kaming pumanhik sa taas .. nakakatakot


konting pagkakamali mo, patay ka .. sa tetano or sa taas ng lalaglagan mo..


i need this documented =)






oel, gab and art.. =) mga matatapang kong kaibigan










nagpapakatapang =)




















na enjoy ko ang sight seeing ng Guisi Light house..  i'l be back for sure . soon...




 HAPPY TRAVEL!!!

ILOILO CITY

My first ever flight was in Iloilo city during my college days (2002).  Nakasabay pa namin nun si now president NoyNoy Aquino.  Iloilo was like a little Manila to me.  But that was like over 9 years ago, i was hoping that this two days trip will give me a chance to see the beauty of this place kahit saglit lang.... pero di un nangyari..

There's so many things to see in Iloilo, but we need to choose one due to time constraint.. Miag-ao Church was on top of our list... But unfortunately di kami nakarating, namali kami ng calculation sa time, we need to start our Guimaras Island trip as soon as possible..

Buti na lang kahit panu may nakita naman akong ilang churches, but we drop by sa Guimbal Church... One of the many old churches in Iloilo..it was build 1774 by a Spanish priest Fr. Campos...  Again another old church... i just love it !

thanks jc for this picture..







But still di naman ako ganun nabigo, i tasted my first ever La paz Batchoy... and guess wat? im allergic to it.. my ingredient sya na ayaw tanggapin ng katawan ko... Nangati ako the whole trip while we're going to Guimaras.. buti na lang may gamot sa allergy na dala ang mga kasamahan ko, namula at nangati lang ako but during the island tour nawala naman cya..

Kumain kami sa Ted's, one of the famous resto ng La paz Bachoy... masarap pala un, kalimitan ksi panay instant la paz batchoy lang nakakain ko heheehehehehe...



La paz Batchoy here cost about 64php .. not bad.. sarap



ang sarap ngunit nangati ako sau.. huhuhuhuhu.. very wrong!



busog na ang lahat =)



Bumili kami ng pasalubong sa Bischoco Haws and Bong Bongs ...

sa loob nyan my Bong Bongs at Biscocho Haus


malapit ito sa shuttle going to the airport


That's how i spend my quick side trip in Iloilo.. hopefully next time mas madami akong magawa =)




 HAPPY TRAVEL!!!



GUISI CLEARWATER RESORT

GUISI CLEARWATER RESORT  was about one hour away from Jordan port.  I / We decided to stay in this island mainly because it more private and it has better reviews than its nearby resort, and syempre affordable cya.




The owner of the resort was ate Josie,super nice ni ate and very accommodating.  Since its off peak we're able to get discounts syempre ibang story na kapag peak season.... 

the rooms that we got was OK... Ok na un for a night stay... may non air-conditioned and air conditioned rooms sila... the rates are affordable around 700php - 2500 php depende kung anu ang kukunin nyong rooms.


house rules sa bahay ni Ate



contact info =)


 cottages.. lots of cottages

Since we're 17 pax, ang daming nakapila para maligo at the same time, we run out of shower rooms but syempre mahusay kaming mag  improvise (ginawang liguan ang  lababo heehhhe)

Sa vicinity ng resort my pet silang monkey... his harmless pero wag pakasiguro, sutil ang unggoy na ito...


si unggoy...

i saw some bonsai coconut trees, may bunga pa.. buko ito talaga, pwedeng kainin.. super liit nya, nakakaaliw...

nakaupo pa ang kaibigan ko nyan =)


Naenjoy ko ang stay namin sa resort na ito.. less crowd better scenery / views....  naenjoy ko din ang pagswim sa dagat, mejo mabato pero keri lang.. Naenjoy ko din ang photoshot namin , mas maganda ang dating...naenjoy ko ang pag emote sa dalampasigan at naenjoy ko ang inuman at kwentuhan nung gabi =)





thanks bff jc for this  pic... =)




 HAPPY TRAVEL!!!


GUIMARAS ISLAND

Before anything else, i would like to confess on something.  My Ilo ilo / Guimaras trip would be one of those trips that i came not that prepared.  I'm just tooooooo busy on my work and i need to give more time sa team ko.  I entrusted this trip to one of my travel bud Reyvz and he did a good job.  Thanks Reyvz.  

reyvz.. enjoying the beach 

A night before our trip i read some blogs about Iloilo and Guimaras.  I got some travels tips from my ptb family... thanks guys.. 

From Iloilo you need to ride a boat and pay about 14php to get to Guimaras Island. You'll travel for about 15 minutes.  Upon arriving at the Jordan port, We hired a jeepney to take us in GUISI CLEARWATER RESORT (total of 17 pax), Travel time was a bout 1hour (900php). ok namn ung daan, di masyadong malubak... if it wasnt that Hot i'll probably go up sa taas ng jeep and enjoy the ride.. =)


We got a room and contacted a boatman for our island tour. but we headed first to Raymen Resort to have a super late Lunch.  After our lunch we go to the Turtle Island and Ave Maria.  We only visited 3 islands since the weather that day was really not that good.  When i mean NOT GOOD its really NOT GOOD....(wats new, ganun naman ata talga kapag kasama ako... heehehheeh_)


Raymen Resort is closer than Guisi... it's more practical to stay here since malapit cya sa lahat. It's like White beach of puerto Gallera..  but if u want a peaceful and better view resort i would still go for Guisi Clearwater Resort. Sa Raymen mas accessible ang island hopping, mas malapit ito sa Turtle Island at Ave Maria about ten minutes away.



room rates sa Raymen Resort

the sand and water here was not that good as Guisi

The resto in Raymen was Okay.. affordable and ok naman ang staff nila..  Masyado na kasi ang gutom na inabot ko kaya im speechless heheheheeh

Ang lakas ng alon ng dagat... halos punuin ng tubig dagat ang aming bangka.. Ang liit kasi ng bangka namin, good for 5-6 people.. we just entrusted our lives sa boatman namin.. that time WE DONT HAVE A CHOICE!!!....   

Before pa lang kaming maglunch naguusap na ang iba na not to continue the trip and just head back to the resort and rest...but since part of the group wants to continue the journey.. itinuloy na lang namin ang island hopping...

 ang lakas ng alon... na halos pasukin nito ang bangka namin. este napasok na pala..



Turtle Island was just the opposite of Ave Maria Island... the water and sand was more clear here, than what we have in Guisi.. di cya masyadong mabato, mas masarap magswim...

In turtle island , i saw 4 pawikans =).... i was looking or expecting for more pero un na daw un hehehehhee..... Kaya sya tinawag na Turtle Island ay dito daw nangingitlog ang mga pawikan, sayang di ko ito nasaksihan sana pagbalik ko dito mas madami akong makitang turtles =)




 finer sands in Turtle Island



Tra ppist Monastery 


Balita ko masarap ang Mango Bar nila, ang paminsan minsan lang ako nakakakita ng mga nasa monasteryo.. so this is part of the side trip we had in Guimaras...   Ang babait ng mga pari dito, and they also serve the community by giving out medicines ... pinagsulat nila kami sa isang papel sa lahat ng hiling namin and them we gave so donations para na rin kahit panu makatulong naman  kami sa komunidad.  Nagdasal din kami sa chapel nila, sobrang tahimik...very relaxing =)









The pitsto

It's one of the many resto in Guimaras but we choose this to taste the mango pizza and chicken adobo with mangoes. But r delicious unfortunately i wasn't able to take picture of the pizza :)






I would still wanna go back to Guimaras Island, I under estimated the things that this Island can offer.  And i apologized for that. That's why im gonna go back and explore more on December 2011.  I hope this time i'll be seeing more islands and have more activities, and sympre matikman ang infamous GUimaras Mangoes =)






 HAPPY TRAVEL!!!